Hickory Ridge has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.05 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Lake Norman Wildcats by a score of 16-15. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (12), the Ragin' Bulls still had to take the loss.
Aubree Painter was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base. Katherine Rhyne was another key player, getting on base in three of her six plate appearances with one home run and three RBI.
Hickory Ridge's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3. As for Lake Norman, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-8.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Hickory Ridge is set to challenge their familiar foe A.L. Brown at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lake Norman will square off against rival Mooresville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats are on a three-game streak of home wins, the Blue Devils a three-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
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